At least three devotees were injured near the Nagchandreshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Monday amid a massive rush of pilgrims for Nag Panchami, even as the temple administration denied reports of stampede-like stituation.
Temple Administrator Pratham Kaushik said “misleading reports” about chaos at the temple were being circulated on certain media and social media platform.
The injured devotees were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. “There was exceptionally large turnout of devotees as this year’s festival coincided with the third Monday of Sawan. The claims about disorder at the shrine are misleading,” he said, adding that 6.19 lakh devotees had visited the temple so far and all necessary arrangements were in place to ensure devotees’ safety and facility for smooth darshan.
The situation arose amid heavy rush in a barricaded area opposite the Harsiddhi temple, according to news agency IANS.
